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Help manage Australia’s marine pest biosecurity

The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources is establishing a Marine Pest Network to enable interested members of the public, scientists, industry and government to work together to improve…
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Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) Safeguarding Arrangements Scheme

What's new?Safeguarding Arrangement applications will be open between 28 July 2025 and 30 January 2026.The department has introduced several mandatory and important changes for the 2025-26 BMSB (Brown Marmorated Stink Bug) season.Updates include:Revised application formIntroduction of the mandatory…
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Market Access Advice Notices 2011

​The information provided in the documents attached is current at the time of writing and is intended for use as guidance only and should not be taken as definitive or exhaustive. The Commonwealth…
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103-2021: Webinar registration for Continued Biosecurity Competency Activity: Integration of 6A khapra beetle urgent actions into the Class 19.1 NCCC approved arrangement.

25 May 2021 Who does this notice affect? Biosecurity industry participants and accredited persons operating under the department’s Class 19.1 non-commodity for containerised cargo clearance (NCCC) & Class 19.2 automatic entry processing for commodities (AEPCOMM) approved arrangements;…
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17-2026: REMINDER – Changes to departmental email subscription services for ‘System notifications’ (IT outage notices relating to biosecurity import systems) from Sunday 01 February 2026

30 January 2026Who does this notice affect?All Biosecurity Industry Participants subscribed to receive Import Industry Advice Notice notifications from the department.All Biosecurity Industry Participants who utilise / engage with the departments import-related IT systems for the management of…
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Summary of major changes to the Australian Wood Packaging Scheme (AWPCS) - Version 4.1

​​​​Publication details Department of  Agriculture, Water and the Environment, December 2020 Download Document Pages File size Summary of major changes to the Australian Wood Packaging Scheme (AWPCS) - Version 4.1 PDF 2 163 KB If you have difficulty…
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165-2025: Revised conditions for offshore treatments and certification for khapra beetle now in effect

28 May 2025Who does this notice affect?This notice affects importers of plant products for human consumption (e.g. rice, beans, lentils, dried chilli, cumin and coriander seed), freight forwarders, biosecurity industry participants and accredited persons operating under the department’s approved…
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Identifying and Mapping Hendra Virus Strain Diversity (Stage 1)

DownloadDocumentPagesFile sizeIdentifying and mapping hendra virus strain diversity DOC 1106 KBIf you have difficulty accessing this file, please visit web accessibility.Online version​…
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Development and Validation - Newcastle Disease

DownloadDocumentPagesFile sizeDevelopment and Validation - Newcastle Disease PDF 2127 KBIf you have difficulty accessing this file, please visit web accessibility.Online version​​Use of…
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Animal Biosecurity Advice 2021-A04 – Draft assessment of a prescribed heat treatment as a risk management measure for fish and fish products for use as pet food and stockfeed

6 September 2021 Download Document Pages File size Animal Biosecurity Advice 2021-A04 – Draft assessment of a prescribed heat treatment as a risk management measure for fish and fish products for use as pet food and stockfeed PDF 2 663 KB ​If you have…
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